maybe because you would like to stop that guy from raping your wife without bleeding from your ears?
the reasons for suppressors on handguns are the same as suppressors on long guns, but the reasons for handguns are typically self defense against criminals rather than hunting and defense against tyranny
the feds put a 30 year mandatory miniumum for commission of a "crime of violence" with the use of a silencer. between 1995 and 2005, 136 convictions were made regarding silencers, including possession of silencer illegally being the only charge, out of 156 total cases. so, 15 cases a year.
there were 5 cases in 10 years that had anything to do with murder. most all were drug trafficking. and most weren't even being used, they were just present, i.e., during a drug raid
https://www.guntrustlawyer.com/files/20 ... aselaw.pdf
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